Whispers of the Machine Age
Chapter 712

The Power That Revived Once More (Please Vote)

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In the banquet hall on the third floor of Sin Mansion, Armand Bernhardt stared at the cards in his hand, sweat covering his forehead. His heart seemed to be going thump, thump, thump. Bloodkin did not have heartbeats, so this was merely an illusion brought on by his nerves.

He now fully understood why the information he had obtained contained almost no cases of anyone escaping after meeting the master of the mansion. His opponent played by the rules, yet every time, he managed to draw the most advantageous cards.

After Shade fell unconscious, the other party had drawn 21 three times in a row, followed by a Steam Mechanical Ship combination. This time, that aged fellow had actually drawn Sun 13 Charity · Snakeheart Hospital, a card that could adjust the total score to 21 if he rolled 20 three times in a row.

And he had truly rolled three 20s with that die that looked as though it had been carved from human bone.

It was not as though Armand Bernhardt had never played Rhodes Cards against highly skilled cheats before, but this time, he could not chop off the cheater's hands.

Thinking of this, he looked again at the young man slumped over the table, then at the Blind Sisters across from him, who seemed more and more strange the longer he looked at her. He asked hopefully:

"Nun, do you have any other ideas?"

The nun shook her head slightly.

"I am not good at card games."

As she spoke, she drew her next card. Without even looking at it, she placed it face-up on the table.

"Founding Silver Moon. I will adjust the score of 3 to 5. Twenty-one."

She revealed her hole card, signaling that she was done with this round. With that miraculous

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